prepare

prepare
verb
ADVERB
▪ adequately, properly
▪ fully
▪ carefully, meticulously, painstakingly
▪

The lectures were carefully prepared.

▪ busily, hastily, quickly
▪

I was busily preparing a salad for the evening meal.

▪ lovingly
▪

the chicken casserole I had so lovingly prepared for her

▪ mentally
▪

How do you go about mentally preparing yourself for a project?

VERB + PREPARE
▪ help (sb), help (sb) to
▪ need to
▪

Penn needs to prepare for a medical school interview.

▪ fail to
▪

He had failed to prepare adequately for the task before him.

▪ be easy to, be quick to, be simple to
▪

a meal that is very quick and easy to prepare

▪ be designed to
▪

The course is designed to prepare graduates for management careers.

PREPOSITION
▪ according to
▪

Just prepare according to package directions.

▪ for
▪

We all set about preparing for the party.

PHRASES
▪ prepare for the worst
▪

The family are preparing for the worst.

▪ time to prepare (sth)
▪

I haven't had time to prepare my arguments properly.

Prepare is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ambush, ↑banquet, ↑bath, ↑bill, ↑breakdown, ↑brief, ↑case, ↑casserole, ↑celery, ↑constitution, ↑contract, ↑copy, ↑dish, ↑dissertation, ↑document, ↑draft, ↑feast, ↑file, ↑fish, ↑food, ↑forecast, ↑fruit, ↑grill, ↑groundwork, ↑ingredient, ↑lecture, ↑lesson, ↑lunch, ↑manuscript, ↑memo, ↑memorandum, ↑paper, ↑paperwork, ↑plan, ↑questionnaire, ↑résumé, ↑recipe, ↑remedy, ↑report, ↑salad, ↑sauce, ↑schedule, ↑scheme, ↑script, ↑site, ↑snack, ↑soup, ↑statement, ↑statistics, ↑student, ↑summary, ↑syringe, ↑valuation, ↑way

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  • Prepare — Pre*pare , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepare?}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preparing}.] [F. pr[ e]parer, L. praeparare; prae before + parare to make ready. See {Pare}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • préparé — préparé, ée (pre pa ré, rée) part. passé de préparer. 1°   Disposé. •   J ai vu tendre aux enfants une gorge assurée à la sanglante mort qu ils voyaient préparée, ROTROU St Genest, II, 7. •   Et quoique le bûcher soit déjà préparé, Le nom de la… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • prepare — prepare, fit, qualify, condition, ready are comparable when they mean to make someone or something ready. Prepare is the most inclusive of these terms; it implies a process, often a complicated process, involving a making ready, a getting ready,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Prepare — Pre*pare , v. i. 1. To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion. Bid them prepare for dinner. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make one s self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prepare — [prē par′, pripar′] vt. prepared, preparing [ME preparen < MFr preparer < L praeparare < prae , before (see PRE ) + parare, to set in order, get ready, akin to parere, to bring forth, bear (see PAROUS)] 1. to make ready, usually for a… …   English World dictionary

  • Prepare — Pre*pare , n. Preparation. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • prepare — (v.) mid 15c., from M.Fr. preparer, from L. praeparare (see PREPARATION (Cf. preparation)). Slang shortening prep is from 1927. Related: Prepared; preparing …   Etymology dictionary

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